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Teen rescued after clinging to boat for two days off Alaska

A 15-year-old boy was miraculously rescued after spending two days clinging to his capsized boat in Alaska’s Bering Sea.

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The NPP’s Dilemma: Arresting Politics and Unarresting Progress

by Rajan Philips The 22nd Amendment has given the government’s critics a convenient cudgel to beat up the government. But there has been no crushing blow by any effective opponent.

  • NPP faces dilemma between political power and genuine progress
  • Critics argue 22nd Amendment enables NPP to dismantle parliamentary democracy
  • Namal Rajapaksa becomes symbol of NPP's "arresting politics"

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